liquid transformation · surreal · non-human · gelatinous · buoyancy · heatwave · translucence · bizarre · fantasy · body alteration
The afternoon sun presses down, a physical weight. Your house breathes out stored heat, suffocating. You stumble onto the parched grass, each blade brittle underfoot. A garden hose lies in a lazy spiral, its chrome catching the light. On impulse, you lift it, press the cool metal to your mouth, and twist the handle. The water hits like a shock. It floods your throat, fills your stomach until it rounds and swells, skin turning waxy and clear. You feel lighter, as if the ground might release you. you, will you drink again?